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| | Ancestors and Family of Olav II Haraldsson of Norway |
 | | Olaf resolved his conflict with the Swedish king Olaf Skötkonung by 1019 and joined forces with the king's son Anund Jakob when Canute, king of England and Denmark, threatened to conquer Norway. |
 | | Olaf attempted to reconquer Norway in 1030 with help from Anund Jakob but was defeated by a superior Norwegian peasant and Danish army in the Battle of Stiklestad (1030), one of the most celebrated battles in ancient Norse history. |
 | | Olaf's popularity, his church work, and the aura of legend that surrounded his death, which was supposedly accompanied by miracles, led to his canonization in 1031. |
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